2017_World_Championships_in_Athletics_–_Men's_triple_jump

2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump

2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump

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The men's triple jump at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 7 and 10 August.[1]

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Summary

In the first round of the final, Alexis Copello (Azerjaijan) was the first over 17 metres with a jump of 17.16 metres, and Will Claye (USA) took the lead with a 17.54 metre jump. In the second round, Nelson Évora (Portugal) moved into silver medal position, until Christian Taylor (USA) took the lead with a 17.57 metre jump. That lasted until Claye's next jump, 17.63 metres, which Taylor answered with a 17.68 m (58 ft 0 in) effort. None of the leaders were able to improve in the last three rounds. By the end of the competition, three jumpers had jumped 17.16 metres, their places settled by their second best jump, which in the case of Cristian Nápoles (CUB) was another 17.16 metres.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

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No records were set at the competition.[3]

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 16.80 metres.[4]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows:[5]

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Results

Qualification

The qualification round took place on 7 August, in two groups, both starting at 18:35.[6] Athletes attaining a mark of at least 17.00 metres ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:[7]

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Final

The final took place on 10 August at 20:20. The results were as follows:[8]

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References

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  2. [2]
    "Records & Lists – Triple Jump". IAAF. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Records Set – Final" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
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    "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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    "Triple Jump Men − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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    "Triple Jump Men − Qualification − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  7. [7]
    "Triple Jump Men − Qualification − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  8. [8]
    "Triple Jump Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
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